Hair waver



June 17, 1930 'N. FULTON HAIR WAVER Filed June 27, 1929 A TTORNEY,

Patented June 17, 193d UNITED STATES NELL FULTON, OF NEW YOBK,'1\T. Y.

HAIR WAVER Application filed' June 27,

The present invention relates to hair wavers, and more, particularly toan improved construction of holder adapted for use in multiple forholding the hair in position while setting to form waves in the hair.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved hair waver,which is of simple and economical construction, which is easy'to handleand apply without the exercise ofskill, and a holder which is adaptablefor use with the improved connecting clip disclosed in my co-pendingapplication Serial No. 339285, filed February 11, 1929.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder of thischaracter which comprises a base part which may be of relatively fiatone-piece construction suitably shaped for easy sliding engagementagainst the scalp and under a layer of hair, and a second part which ispivotally connected to the first part in such manner that the secondpart may be swung down into position over the first part of the layer'ofhair without drawing or bunching the layer of hair, and which isprovided with means for holding the layer of hair relatively flatand'intact during the adjusting of the holder. A rurther object of theinvention is to provide a novel means for releasably connecting the twoparts of the holder together without requiring any additional parts andh which interconnects the parts by a mere pressure of the parts towardeach other in the natural movement of closing the holder. The inventionalso aims at the provision of a holder of this character which may beprovided with crest forming flanges for the waves in the hair which arecarried by the outer or movable part of the holder, and which arepeculiarly arranged so as not to interfere with the attachment andadjust ment ofthe connecting clips which may be employed. The inventionalso provides a holder of this character which may be constructed ofcelluloid,sheet metal or the like, whereby the holders may bemanufactured in large quantities, may be easily packaged on cards I1929. Serial No. 374,141.

or the like, and which may be sold to the public at a relatively lowcost.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention will be morefully de scribed hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed outin the claims appended hereto.

In'the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or correspondingparts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a plurality of the hair wavers orholders of this invention applied to a layer of hair.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary enlarged transverse section taken through aportion of the same.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one the hair wavers or curlersdetached.

Figure 4 is a transverse section taken through the base member of thesame substantially on the line 4-4: in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 3, but;i showing a modified form ofthe device, an e Figure 6 is a fragmentarysectional view taken through amodified'construction of the hair waver.

Referring now to the drawing, and first to Figure 3, the hair waver isshown in the form of a base member 10, which may be of any suitablematerial or construction, and which may be transversely curvedthroughout its length, as shown to advantage in Fig ure 4-,the curvaturebeing in any desired direction, although shown in the present in stanceas being concave at its upper side. The member 10 is relatively narrowand elongated and flattened sufficiently to engage beneath a layer ofhair and is pointed as at 11 to facilitate the passage of thefree end ofthe b ase member 10 beneath the hair.

The inner or opposite end of the base member 10 may be rolled upwardlyand provided with a pair ofspaced ears or flanges 12 between whichengages the rear end of the outer member 13, the latter being connectedbetween the ears 13 by a pivot 14 of any suitable construction; Theouter member 13 may bein the form of a fiat. strip or blade disposed atright angles to the base member 10 and extending lengthwise thereof andadapted to be swung down into engagement with the outer face of the basemember 10. The inner edge portion of the outer member 13 is providedwith a plurality of inwardly extending teeth or projections 15 formingsubstantially a comb, the teeth being relatively shallow and adapted toengage in a layer of hair disposed over the base member 10. The outerend of the member 13 is provided with an enlarged projection 16 whichregisters with a slot 17 formed in the outer end portion of the base 10,and the'projection 1.6 is provided with a cam surface 18 for engagingthe inner edge of the slot 17 to direct the projection 16 over said ofthe waver. I h

At the inner edge of the projection 16, and above the cam 18, is a flatshoulder 19 which is adapted toengage beneath the inner edge of the slot17 for holding the outer member 13 in closed position by the resilientactionof the members 10 and 13.

The projection 16 is of sufficient length to project through the slot 17ardistance sufficient to be engaged by the finger for forcing theprojection 16 upwardly out of the slot 17. c

The blade or outer member 13 presents an upstanding edge portion whichis adapted to receive one end ofthe clip 20, shown in Figures 1 and 2,and which is utilized in connecting together adjacent hair wavers whenplaced on the hair as shown in Figure 1. The clip 20, which is disclosedin the above referred to co-pending application may comprisea flat stripof metal whichis bent U-shape with'a relatively wide bridge portion, andwhich has its opposite ends rolled back and forth to provide springclamps 21 which face inwardly and which are adapted to frictionallyengage over the upstanding edge portions of the adjacent wavers. Theclip 20'is thus slidable along the edge portions under abnormal pressureand admits of the relative adjustment of the wavers after they have beensecured in the hair.

The outer member 13 may be provided at opposite sides with outwardly andupwardly curved crest forming fian'ges 22. The flanges 22 may be ofgreater height than inner edge during the closing the upper edge of theblade or member 13 and extend laterally therebeyond a distancesufficient to clamp the crests or waves of the hair between adjacentflanges 22 so as to hold the hair in sure. I

From Figure 2 it will be noted that the flanges 22 extend up into theclip 20, but that the latter is of suflicient depth to clear desiredform under pres- Vthe flanges and the interposed crest of the layer ofhair. 7 t a As shown in the modification Figure 6,

the base member 23'may be provided with a longitudinal cavity 24intermediate the lateral edges of the base portion 23, which may beformed in any suitable manner, such as by a slot for the reception ofthe lower ends of the teeth 15 of the upper or outer member. p v

In the modification shown in Figure 5, the crest forming flanges 22 areomitted, but it is understood that wavers of this construction may beplaced closely togetherwith the layer of hair crimped upwardly betweenhem and hold in the desired form.

As shown in Figure 1, the upper waver is positioned beneath a layer ofthe hair as shown at 25 and the waver is closed to clamp against theopposite sides of thelayer of hair and is pushed or offsetlongitudinally in the direction of its forward end so as to laterallyoffset or curve the hair of the layer, as shown at 26.

The second waver is oppositely positioned on the layer of hair with itsforwardend facing in an opposite direction. and after clamping is ofisetin the opposite direction, as shown so as to curve the layer of hair 25as at 27 in a direction opposite tothat shown at 26 andthis interposedportion 27 of the hair which lies between the two hair wavers is also.crimped upwardly and held between the wavers as shown in Figure 2.

The crest forming fianges 22 bind against the opposite sides of theinterposed crimp 27 of hair so as to substantially crease it and form adecided ridge or crest. The clip 20 extends across these oppositelydisposed wavers and is secured thereto as shown in Figure 2 so as tohold them in this offset relation and thus shape the hair as desired. Ofcourse, the wavers may be used in any desired number from top to bottomof the and being relatively fiatfor sliding engagement against the scalpand beneath a layer of hair, and a second member hmgedly con nected atone end in edgewise relation to the base member and adapted for swingingmovement toward the same and arranged to overlie the base member, saidmembers having interlocking means at their freegends, said second memberhaving depending comb teeth extending toward the base member and adaptedto engage in the layer of hair to hold the same flat and intact duringthe longitudinal sliding movement of the waver subsequent to, closingthe same on the layer of hair.

2. A hair waver comprising a flat base member adapted for engagementbeneath a layer of hair, and a second member pivoted at one end inedgewise relation to the base member adapted to be swung downwardlythereover to engage the outer side of the layer of hair and having combteeth adapted to engage the layer of hair to hold the same intact, saidbase and outer members having interlocking portions at their free endsfor securing the members together.

3. A hair waver comprising a resilient base member relatively flat andelongated for engagement beneath a layer of hair and having a slot inits forward end, an outer. member pivotally connected to the other endof the base member and having a portion in edgewise relation to the basemember and provided with inwardly extending comb teeth adapted to engagethrough the layer of hair and with the base member and provided uponits-free end with a depending shouldered projection adapted to snap intosaid slot when the outer member is swung down upon the base member forinterlocking the members together by the relative resilient action ofthe members.

4:. A hair waver comprising a fiat base member having a slot in one endand upu turned ears at its opposite end, a flat resilient outer memberpivotally connected at one end between said ears and adapted foredgewise engagement over the base member and having relatively shallowcomb teeth at its inner edge for engagement in a layer of hairinterposed between the base member and the outer member, said outermember having a shouldered and cammed projection at its outer endadapted for snapping engagement through said slot to hold the members ininterlocked engagement by the resilient action of the members.

5. A hair waver comprising an elongated fiat base portion, a flat outerportion hinged at. one end to the base portion and adapted to swing overupon the same into engagement therewith for clamping a layer of hairbetweenthe portions, said portions having interlocking means at theirfree ends for securing the portions in clamping position, and crestforming flanges extending outwardly and upwardly from the opposite sidesof said second member for cooperation with like flanges of a secondwaver lying adjacent thereto.

6. A hair waver comprising a base member, an outer member pivotallyconnected to the base member, means for releasably holding the memberstogether in closed position with a layer of hair interposed between themembers, and crest forming flanges carried by the outer member extendingfrom the opposite sides thereof, and adapted toengage portions of thelayer of hair crimped upwardly between adjacent hair wavers.

7 In combination with a plurality of hair wavers, each having a basemember for engagement beneath a layer of hair and an edgewise disposedouter member carried by the base member for engagement over the outerside of the layer of hair, each waver also having laterally spaced crestforming flanges, and a clip havingan arch portion bridging the crestforming flanges of adj acent wavers and provided on its ends withfriction engaging members for detachable engagement with the upstandingedges of the outer members of the wavers for holding the same togetherwith. the crest of hair between the adjacent flanges and inlongitudinally offset relation.

1 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

NELL FULTON.

